Precedence tables, directed networks and dummy links

What this note covers

1. What critical path analysis models, and the drawing convention it uses
2. Reading a precedence table
3. Drawing the network: a reliable procedure
4. Dummy links: what they are and exactly when you need one
5. Building the example, and checking that it is right
6. Working backwards: precedence tables from networks, and networks that look different but are the same
7. How this topic is examined in the SACE Stage 2 paper, and what separates a top answer

7 sections · 12 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes